When writing your body paragraphs, it is a good writing practice to use transitional words or phrases
a. only at the beginning of a new paragraph.
b. when leaving one evidence/explanation section and going to another.
c. as sparingly as possible without confusing your reader.

What would be an example of foreshadowing in a story about a magician who ends up going bad from too much power? a. the author shows the magician preparing his tricks before a show. b. the narrator describes the magician's rise in popularity at the beginning of the story. c. the reader is first introduced to the magician having fun scaring audiences with his tricks. d. the story begins on a cold autumn day in the suburbs of a big city

Brendan is playing in the backyard.

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.